Stock market today: Sensex ends over 1,000 points higher, Nifty 50 settles above 22,300-mark led by metal, bank stocks

Stock market today: Domestic equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50, finished Friday’s trading session higher due to positive global cues, strong GDP figures, and a rally in banks, metals and oil marketing companies (OMC) stocks on favourable brokerage views.

For the first time ever, the Nifty 50 crossed 22,300 intraday, while the Nifty Bank touched 47,000 intraday. Sensex hit record high and crossed over 73,700-mark.

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